SANTA IS COMING - Mon 2nd Dec at 18.00

Christmas is just around the corner. Santa will be visiting Sidcup on several evenings before Christmas. Go to the Christmas page for more details.

About us

Welcome to the Rotary Club of Sidcup.

 

Sidcup Rotary Club welcomes people who are interested in and care about their environment. Our aim is to ensure everyone is welcome, and no one feels out of place. We have a Satellite membership to cater for those who want to be part of a younger group. We are also exploring new membership models including e-clubs and Rotaract (previously for 18 to 28-year olds).

We are a non-political organisation and pride ourselves in being friendly, non-bureaucratic and welcome to new ideas. Gone are the days when we would accept only professionals or those in business. What really matters is that you are sociable, tolerant, action orientated and keen to make things happen.

We normally meet on Wednesdays and mix business with pleasure. We invite interesting speakers to talk about their work, hobbies, or charity. The Sidcup Rotary Club has a Benevolent Trust, which makes donations to good causes after careful consideration and approval by its membership. Members generally join at least one Committee so that everyone gets involved in the running of the Club.

The Coronavirus has forced us to adapt and one benefit of using Zoom to hold our meetings is that members can attend from wherever they are at the time.

As individuals we are involved in a variety of local organisations where we put our skills to use and raise funds for our Benevolent Trust and other charities. Our principal fund raiser is our Christmas Collection when the whole local community enjoys seeing the sleigh and the opportunity to talk briefly to Santa. We also hold Quiz Nights, which are always good fun all the proceeds from which are passed to charities chosen each year. Our biggest single donation to date was over £37,000 to fund a new purpose-built community bus for the Bexley Accessible Transport Scheme which is used regularly by a variety of age groups and people with disabilities. Those interested in finding out more should look at this website, which gives you an insight into what we do. Please email us at rotarysidcup@gmail.com  if you would like further information or think that you might be interested in joining us, our Membership Team will get back to you.

 

President Gerry Packman welcomes you to our website



As club president for this Rotary year, I would like to welcome you to our website and thank you for your interest in our club.

We meet at Chislehurst Golf Club and host a variety of guest speakers who are both informative and entertaining. Visitors are always welcome at our meetings, so please check the details on the site.

Our club was founded in 1935 and still maintains its original and most important link to the local community by supporting charities and humanitarian projects, both at home and abroad.

Each year, we support the annual Poppy Appeal and Marie Curie collections at local supermarkets, raising money and awareness for these causes. A highlight for us, and for many in the community, is our Christmas sleigh with Santa and his reindeer, spreading festive cheer and music. This is a long-established tradition, so look out for us!

If you would like to find out more, please contact us at rotarysidcup@gmail.com.



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Mon, Dec 2nd 2024 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fri, Dec 20th 2024

SANTA IS COMING

Christmas is just around the corner. Santa will be visiting Sidcup on several evenings before Christmas. Go to the Christmas page for more details.

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Meetings & Venue

Where and when:

We meet on Wednesdays at 7.15pm

(First, third and fifth Wednesday 7.15pm for 7.30pm, ) Camden Pl.
Camden Park Rd.
Chislehurst
BR7 5HJ  020 8467 2782

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